The 2012 Legal Division Awards were announced at the Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Breakfast and Legal Division Business Meeting.  Please join us in congratulating the following recipients!

• Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Outstanding New Member Contribution Award – Liz Polly from Stites and Harbison PLLC in Lexington, Kentucky
• Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Innovations in Law Librarianship Award – Rosalie Piscitelli from Weil Gotshal and Manges in New York, New York
• Thomson Reuters Westlaw Award for Career Achievement – Martha Foote from LibraryCo, Inc. in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Many thanks to our generous sponsors as well!

The schedule and QR Code for the Legal Division’s sponsored and co-sponsored conference events are available at: http://slald2012.wirenode.mobi. The complete schedule is also available on our website, at: http://legal.sla.org/2012/05/legaldivisionprograms.

Stay updated by visiting our Facebook and LinkedIn groups and by following us on Twitter @SLALegal & @SLAChicago and also by using these popular hashtags: #SLAChicago and #SLALegal.

Please don’t forget to get a brand-spanking-new Legal Division ribbon for your conference lanyard.  They will be available at the kiosk in the Registration area.

Refer to the 2012 SLA Chicago Hospitality Conference Wiki @SLAIllinois for your travel planning.

Lastly, please provide your feedback following the conference by completing this brief survey about the Legal Division’s sponsored or co-sponsored events and sessions, at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YNSRBR8

Thank you to all who entered our Mo’ Money, No Problems – Money for Nothing! An SLA Legal Division Raffle for Conference Attendees.  The names of four winners were drawn at random by an impartial judge.  Each of these lucky Legal Division members will receive a $50 USD gift card from our fabulous vendor friend LAC Group!

Visit LAC Group at Booth #514 at the SLA 2012 INFO-EXPO to say hello and learn what they can do for you.

Drumroll, please … congratulations to our winners!

• Jamie Keller – Reference Law Librarian, Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, FL
• Karen Krupka – Research Librarian, Columbia Wanger Asset Management in  Chicago, IL
• Tracy Leming – Research Specialist, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP in Denver, CO
• Dahlia Saleh – Law Librarian, Allstate Insurance Company in Northbrook, IL

The Legal Division would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of its programming at the annual conference in Chicago!

PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA
Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Breakfast & Legal Division Business Meeting
Leadership Directories
Joint Division of Pharmaceutical and Health & Legal Division Networking Mixer
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Librarian as Entrepreneur: Contributing to Your Organization’s Bottom Line through Marketing Initiatives
Legal Division Unconference, Featuring the Corporate Café
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Non-U.S. Law Librarian Travel Grant Award

SILVER SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

Fastcase
60 Sites in 60 Minutes
Morningstar
Closing Reception
LexisNexis
LexisNexis U.S. Law Librarian Veteran Member Travel Grant Award
Thomson Reuters Westlaw
Thomson Reuters Westlaw U.S. Law Librarian New Member Travel Grant Award

BRONZE SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

ProQuest Dialog
Spotlight Session: e-Discovery Preparation through Information Management and Data Mapping
Tales from the Trenches: Contract Negotiation is Not for the Faint of Heart
Springer
Legal Division Leadership Tea

ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

Bernan
Insurance Research
Jones McClure Publishing
Early Career Conference Award
LAC Group
Legal Division Raffle

Our fabulous vendor partner, LAC Group, has generously given the Legal Division $50 USD gift cards to be raffled off to members in good standing at SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO!

Four members will each receive a gift card just for attending the annual conference.  But, you need to prove it.  Send your contact information, along with your official SLA conference registration receipt to slaldchair@gmail.com  – get your entries in by July 6^th!

Winners will be notified in advance by either e-mail or telephone, no later than Saturday, July 14, 2012.  Distribution of the gift cards will be done in person at the annual conference in Chicago, location and time to be determined.

Well, what are you waiting for?  Enter today!

My Way or the Highway, aka Rules & Regulations:

1. Eligible participants must be current SLA Legal Division members in good standing.  (Or, sitting.  We just need to make sure you paid your dues.)
2. Legal Division Executive Board members are not eligible to enter or win.  (Sorry, Charlie.)
3. Committee Chairs and Committee members are eligible to enter and win. (Good luck!)
4. 2012 Legal Division Award Winners (travel grants, ECCA, LD awards) are not eligible to enter or win. (You’re already winners!)
5. Conference registration may be for one day or the full conference.  The most important part is the official SLA receipt for the 2012 conference registration.  Registration must match the name of the person entering the contest.  (So, no trying to cash in on your co-worker’s registration.)
6. All entries must be sent via e-mail only to the address slaldchair@gmail.com.  Entries will be invalid if sent to any other e-mail address other than the one specified for this contest.  (Yes, you will be penalized for not following instructions. #ToughLove)
7. Entries must be received by 11:59 PM Eastern on Friday, July 6, 2012.  Any entries received after that deadline are ineligible.  (Tell Siri to remind you.)
8. All entries become property of the SLA Legal Division and your name and/or photo (if we get one from you) may be used on our website and/or social media.  By accepting the gift card, you consent to us using your name and/or photo for promotional/information reasons.  (You’ll be dodging the paparazzi before you know it.)
9. Neither SLA, SLA Legal Division nor LAC Group is responsible for any taxes or income reporting, if applicable.  (If you go all Lauryn Hill on us, it’s not our fault or responsibility.)
10. Winners will be drawn at random.  Judges’ decisions are final.  (I cite the precedent of My Way v. Highway.)

Hello all,

If you are planning on attending this year’s SLA conference in Chicago, I am still looking for a couple more volunteers who are willing to write a review of various Legal Division sessions.  The reviews will be published in the summer issue of the Legal Division Docket.  Each article needs to be approximately 1000 words and should contain a summary of the session and commentary on the content and speaker.  To avoid duplicate articles state which session you would like to cover.  Photographs with captions are greatly welcomed. I also still need a photographer to cover certain sessions.

The following is the list of LD sessions and events that still need to be covered:

• Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Breakfast and Legal Division Business Meeting (Monday July 16, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am)
• SPOTLIGHT SESSION: E-Discovery Preparation through Information Management and Data Mapping (Tuesday July 17, 2012 8:00am – 9:30am)
• Insurance Research (Tuesday July 17, 2012 4:00pm – 5:30pm)
• Legal Division Unconference Featuring the Corporate Café (Wednesday July 18, 2012 10:00am – 11:30am)

Best regards,

Jessica King

Legal Division Docket Editor

by Tracy Z. Maleeff, Legal Division Chair, Duane Morris LLP (Reprinted from the Legal Division Docket)

We have a fantastic line-up of professional development and networking sessions scheduled for the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO, to be held July 15-18 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. To maximize our members’ conference experience, the Legal Division has collaborated with a variety of SLA Divisions in order to enhance your learning and networking needs. We are grateful for our generous sponsorships. Please thank our sponsor partners when you see them! If you want to be a part of this Windy City fun, register before May 11^th to take advance of the Early Bird Rate. For more information about registration and hotel reservations, please visit http://sla2012.sla.org/. Hope to see you in Chicago!

Follow @SLAChicago or #SLAChicago on Twitter for updates and announcements.

Click on the hyperlinked session names below for full details about each of the events. In many cases, the locations of the events are still to be determined. See http://sla2012.sla.org/conference-planner/ for all the SLA 2012 Annual Conference & INFO-EXPO sessions and online planner.

Sunday, July 15^th

12n-1:30pm Legal Division Board Meeting
* Annual meeting of the Legal Division Board. All Legal Division Committee Chairs and Legal Division members are welcome to attend. Come to share ideas or just to listen!

8pm-10pm Legal Division Sponsor Appreciation Reception

Monday, July 16^th

8am-9:30am Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA Breakfast & Legal Division Business Meeting
* This event is by invitation only. Legal Division members in good standing and special guests will receive an invitation directly from our hosts, Bloomberg Law/Bloomberg BNA.
Platinum sponsor: Bloomberg Law / Bloomberg BNA

10:30am-11:30am 60 Sites in 60 Minutes
Speakers: John DiGilio, Reed Smith LLP & Gayle Lynn-Nelson, LexisNexis
Silver sponsor: Fastcase, Inc.

12n-1:30pm The Intelligence Café
* This Competitive Intelligence Division session may be of interest to Legal Division members.
Speakers: Chris Hote, Digimind; August Jackson, Mosi Systems; Karen Rothwell, Outward Insights, LLC; Karen Sutton, GM; Fred Wergeles, Fred Wergeles & Associates LLC.

4pm-5:30pm The Evolving Role of Competitive Intelligence in the Legal Marketplace
* Co-sponsored session with the Competitive Intelligence Division.
Speakers: Zena Applebaum; Nathan Rosen, Morrison & Foerster; Toni Wilson, MarketSmart Research.

Tuesday, July 17^th

8am-9:30am SPOTLIGHT SESSION: E – Discovery Preparation Through Information Management and Data Mapping
Speakers: Constance Ard (Legal Division Past Chair) & Miller Montague from Answer Maven Solutions.
Bronze sponsor: ProQuest Dialog

10am-11:30am Tales from the Trenches: Contract Negotiation is Not for the Faint of Heart
* Co-sponsored session with the Leadership & Management Division.
Speakers: Carol Ginsburg, BST America LLC, Bill Noorlander, BST America LLC, Barbara Hirsh, NERA Economic Consulting, Laurie Leichman, McKinsey & Company, Steven Goldstein, Alacra, and Bob Lemmond, Wolters Kluwer.
Sponsored by: ProQuest Dialog

2pm-3:30pm Librarian as Entrepreneur : Contributing to Your Organization’s Bottom Line through Marketing Initiatives
* Co-sponsored session with the Solo Librarians Division.
Speaker: Louis Abramovitz, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP
Platinum sponsor: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

4pm-5:30pm Insurance Research
* Co-sponsored with the Insurance & Employee Benefits Division
Sponsored by: Bernan

7pm-9pm Joint DPHT and Legal Division Networking Mixer
* Co-sponsored with the Division of Pharmaceutical and Health Technology.
Platinum sponsor: Leadership Directories

Wednesday, July 18^th

10am-11:30am Legal Division Unconference, Featuring the Corporate Café
Moderated by: Tracy Maleeff, Legal Division Chair, Duane Morris LLP and Tricia Thomas, Legal Division Chair-Elect, Alston + Bird LLP.
Platinum sponsor: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business

12n-1:30pm Competitive Intelligence: Identifying, Managing, Disseminating and Leveraging Reliable, Current, Actionable Knowledge
* This Education Division session will be presented by a speaker well-known to the legal research community, Sabrina Pacifici of LLRX.com.

4:30pm-6:30pm Closing Reception
* Our friends in the Kentucky Chapter invite all conference attendees to join them in putting the icing on the cake of another successful conference. Take this chance to bid adieu to your friends and colleagues before we travel back to our places of origin. Ease your parting tears by including in your registration fee a drink ticket and a chance in a raffle for a little taste of Kentucky.
Silver sponsor: Morningstar

Join me in congratulating three of our Legal Division members who are the 2012 recipients of travel grant awards!  We received many outstanding applications from exemplary candidates.  Thank you to all who applied!  The Grants Committee had to make some difficult decisions and I thank them for their service.

Also, please recognize our fantastic vendor partners who sponsored these awards: LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters Westlaw and Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.  We are grateful for their support.

Now, without further ado, your 2012 Legal Division travel grant winners!

Thomson Reuters Westlaw U.S. Law Librarian New Member Travel Grant Award ($1,500) :

• Joseph Keslar, Electronic Services Technician at Blank Rome LLP in Philadelphia, PA

LexisNexis U.S. Law Librarian Veteran Member Travel Grant Award ($1,500) :

• Elizabeth M.C. Scheibel, Librarian at Lindquist & Vennum PLLP in Minneapolis, MN

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Non-U.S. Law Librarian Travel Grant Award ($3,000) :

• Amanda Adams, Librarian at Nipissing Law Library in North Bay, Ontario, Canada

Tracy Z. Maleeff
SLA Legal Division Chair